LISNews.org | WIRED: Public Libraries, Private DRM

You are viewing an archived story @LISNews.
You can use Google to search for other stories or start again at the New Improved LISNews Home Page
Subscribe to the current LISNew.org feed!
- XML --

New Improved LISNews Home Page

[ ]

WIRED: Public Libraries, Private DRM

posted by Blake on 12:12 PM January 18th, 2007
from the What's-THe-Point-Again? dept. alh writes "From WIRED's Listening Post blog, a discussion of Windows-only OverDrive in public libraries. The point of libraries is to make content freely available for the common good, I thought, so these restrictions are a little weird. Physical library cards don't require a certain type of wallet; why should the electronic ones only work on Windows? I asked Chris Pasco-Pranger, a "willfully unemployed librarian" (his words), to explain the system, and he had some choice words for the OverDrive system." Trackbacks:

NONE

This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted. WIRED: Public Libraries, Private DRM | Log in/Create an Account | Top | Search Discussion Threshold: The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

Subscribe to the current LISNew.org feed! - XML --

Related Links

WIRED: Public Libraries, Private DRM